ImagineNation and the Key Research Findings include key statistics, facts, quotes and evidence which you can use to make your own arguments to colleagues and policy makers across the learning and cultural worlds.

The Key Research Findings were funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and build on the work of the DCMS CASE review. They are the result of a wide ranging survey of existing English language data on the instrumental outcomes of cultural learning.

Using only evidence from cohort studies with large sample sizes (typically 12,000) and research with control groups we can emphatically say there are important outcomes which cultural learning delivers.

Independent School Headteacher interviews report

The Cultural Learning Alliance interviewed the headteachers of five leading independent schools asking them about the reasons they prioritise cultural learning in their schools and produced this report.

The CLA was interested in the seeming paradox that when parents pay for private schooling they expect a cultural offer to be provided but as a society we do not seem to have the same expectations for schooling we fund indirectly through our taxes.

Other examples of evidenced work

It is essential for all of us working in this field to understand what makes a cultural experience successful, how practice can be improved, and the outcomes that have been achieved for children and young people.

We have selected ten reports to profile here which show the impact and effects of cultural learning as well as professional development for teachers. Some also demonstrate how Local Authority commissioners can work with the cultural sector.

Send us your evidence

If you have evidence of the impact of your cultural learning work and would like to share that with us, Please e-mail us at info@culturallearningalliance. Make ‘Evidence’ the subject of your e-mail, include your contact details and a short description of the project and impact that has been evidenced. Enter the website details for the evidence report if you have one, otherwise we’ll be in touch to receive a copy from you.

Teachers, politicians, artists, business leaders, cultural professionals, young people and policy makers have all been in touch to tell us why cultural learning has made such a difference to their lives. Read and view their stories here – or upload your own!